Samsung Hackers broke into Sprint accounts through Samsung's websiteEngadget - Jon FingasSprint's security team is having a very, very lousy 2019. On top of the earlier Boost Mobile breach, the carrier has revealed that hackers obtained "unauthorized access" to an unspecified number of Sprint
Apple Music Apple is reportedly planning to pay for exclusive podcastsEngadget - Amrita KhalidYour favorite podcasts may soon no longer be backed by a matress company. Apple reportedly is looking to buy exclusive rights to original podcasts, reported Bloomberg. The company has reached out to executives
Apple There's another macOS update to fix Zoom security exploitsEngadget - AJ DellingerApple pushed quietly pushed out the update to remove vulnerable software. Apple is still working to plug the holes created by a security exploit recently discovered in video conferencing app Zoom. According
Apple Apple and Google show off their more inclusive emoji for 2019Engadget - Jon FingasExpect them to show up in iOS 13 and Android Q. The Unicode Consortium teased the next round of emoji additions for 2019, and now it's clear just what they'll look like when they reach your phone. Both
Microsoft Microsoft starts testing Internet Explorer mode for EdgeEngadget - Jon FingasIt's giving enterprise users the go-ahead to test the Chromium browser. Microsoft's ever-expanding tests for its Chromium-based Edge browser have reached the corporate crowd. The software firm has started
Shopping The best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals: Best of the restEngadget - WirecutterThis post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, Wirecutter and Engadget may earn affiliate commissions. that support its
Play buttonGeorgia Tech Tiny vibration-powered robots could repair your body from the insideEngadget - Jon FingasThere are many challenges to developing robots that could operate within your body, not the least of which is finding a power source -- you can't exactly strap a big battery on them. That might not be
Google Maps Google Maps now displays bike-sharing locations in 24 citiesEngadget - Georgina TorbetNo more searching for a place to return that bike. Bike-sharing is a convenient way to get around a city, but with so many schemes operating concurrently it's sometimes tough to know where the nearest
CES CES 2020 will allow sex tech on a trial basisEngadget - Christine FisherAt least one sex tech product caused a stir at CES last year. As you might remember, the company Lora DiCarlo had a Robotics Innovation Award for its Ose "blended-orgasm machine" revoked and then reinstated.
McDonald's McDonald's ends UberEats delivery exclusive by adding DoorDashEngadget - Jon FingasYou now have choices for satisfying that Big Mac craving. If you suddenly have an urge for McDonald's at home, you won't need to go through UberEats to get it. The fast food chain has expanded its delivery
Shopping The best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals: Day two, the afternoon editionEngadget - Wirecutter$170 off a Dell ultrawide monitor, and other deals on products we like. This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks,
Patents Facebook was granted a patent to silo group postsEngadget - Amrita KhalidIt’s unclear exactly how the social media giant plans on using it. Moderators of Facebook Groups could soon get more leeway in controlling who sees the comments made on their forums. The US Patent Office
Facebook Senators grill FTC over reported $5 billion Facebook settlementEngadget - Jon FingasThey're concerned the FTC is going soft on the social network. Facebook's reported $5 billion settlement with the FTC isn't even official yet, but that isn't stopping politicians from bristling at it.
G8 Summit LG Pay goes live in the USEngadget - Kris HoltMore than two years after it arrived in South Korea, LG's long-delayed contactless mobile payment system has finally gone live in the US. LG Pay is available on the G8 ThinQ at launch. In the coming months,
Overwatch League Blizzard reveals Overwatch League details for 2020Engadget - Kris HoltFans might be disappointed teams won't play half their games at home. Overwatch League fans who might have been hoping for a traditional home and away format similar to other sports, in which teams play
Alphabet's Wing introduces an air traffic control app for dronesEngadget - Christine FisherThis spring Alphabet subsidiary Wing LLC became the first drone delivery company to receive FAA certification, and the company has successfully launched drone delivery service in Australia and Helsinki.
Play buttonMIT MIT is testing drones that can switch between hovering and glidingEngadget - Amrita KhalidThe hybrid drones can hover like helicopters or fly like airplanes. There are two types of drones: fixed-wing models that look like airplanes and multicopters that resemble hovering squares. A group of
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 'Game of Thrones' and Amazon's 'Mrs. Maisel' lead Emmy nominationsEngadget - Kris HoltHBO and Netflix have the most nods overall, while HQ Trivia landed one too. The Television Academy has revealed this year's Emmy nominations and to absolutely no one's surprise, Game of Thrones scooped
Tesla Roadster Lotus’ all-electric hypercar fully charges in nine minutesEngadget - Mat SmithLotus decided to make its latest hypercar not only all-electric but also incredibly powerful. The Evija is the company's first car with an electrified powertrain, which translates into a disgusting amount
Nintendo Wii There's a new 'Super Monkey Ball' game is on its wayEngadget - AJ DellingerA new Super Monkey Ball game will be arriving later this year -- at least, it will in Japan. Game developer Famtisu confirmed this week in a blog post that a new entry in the popular series will be available
Ilhan Omar Twitter didn't flag Trump's racist tweetsEngadget - Jon FingasThe company didn't say whether it was deliberate or not. Twitter said that it would label tweets from political figures that violate its rules, but it's not clear if the social network is applying that
Domino's Pizza Domino’s will let you track your pizza delivery with GPSEngadget - Christine FisherThe tech should be ready by the end of the year. By the end of the year, you'll be able to track your Domino's Pizza delivery via GPS. The company is known for embracing technology, and it's done things
IBM IBM built a robotic tongue to taste test hazardous chemicalsEngadget - Andrew TarantolaThe pace of technical advancement in computer vision systems over the past few years has been nothing short of astounding. The eyes of machines are quickly gaining on their biological counterparts with
Huawei Congress tries to limit Trump's ability to ease Huawei restrictionsEngadget - Jon FingasPresident Trump's desire to lift some restrictions on Huawei won't go unchallenged. A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill, the Defending America's 5G Future Act, that would effectively the
Play buttonTetris 'Tetris Effect' brings its VR head trip to PCs on July 23rdEngadget - Jon FingasYou won't have to snag a PS4 if you want to experience the synesthesia of Tetris Effect. Enhance has confirmed that its music-driven, effects-laden take on the classic puzzler is coming to PCs on July
Amazon The tech elite athletes useEngadget - Dana WollmanFive professional runners on the gear they use to train, perform and recover. When a field of 127 runners lined up in Central Park on September 13, 1970, to run the first New York City Marathon, the only
Play buttonTaco Bell T-Mobile hopes to reel you in with free Taco Bell at its storesEngadget - Jon FingasThe pop-ups are only around between July 23rd and 25th, though. T-Mobile has a simple way to draw you into its stores: it's straight-up bribing you with free food. The carrier is partnering with Taco on
Ubisoft Ubisoft details the games it'll include in its Uplay+ subscriptionEngadget - Georgina TorbetUbisoft's game subscription service for PC and Stadia, Uplay+, will launch on September 3rd. When it was announced at E3 in June, we knew there would be more than 100 games included but we didn't know
Sony A closer look at Sony's A7R IV full-frame, 61-megapixel mirrorless cameraEngadget - Edgar AlvarezThe successor to Sony's highly acclaimed A7R III has arrived. Today, at an event in New York City, the company introduced its A7R IV, a full-frame mirrorless camera that comes with a whopping 61-megapixel
Xbox Game Pass The Netflix business model is bad news for indie gamesEngadget - Jessica CondittThe Netflix model doesn't work for video games. Neither does the Spotify plan, the HBO Go ecosystem or the Amazon Prime Video marketplace. Sure, digital distribution is king and subscription-based streaming
Samsung Hackers broke into Sprint accounts through Samsung's websiteEngadget - Jon FingasSprint's security team is having a very, very lousy 2019. On top of the earlier Boost Mobile breach, the carrier has revealed that hackers obtained "unauthorized access" to an unspecified number of Sprint
Apple Music Apple is reportedly planning to pay for exclusive podcastsEngadget - Amrita KhalidYour favorite podcasts may soon no longer be backed by a matress company. Apple reportedly is looking to buy exclusive rights to original podcasts, reported Bloomberg. The company has reached out to executives
Apple There's another macOS update to fix Zoom security exploitsEngadget - AJ DellingerApple pushed quietly pushed out the update to remove vulnerable software. Apple is still working to plug the holes created by a security exploit recently discovered in video conferencing app Zoom. According
Apple Apple and Google show off their more inclusive emoji for 2019Engadget - Jon FingasExpect them to show up in iOS 13 and Android Q. The Unicode Consortium teased the next round of emoji additions for 2019, and now it's clear just what they'll look like when they reach your phone. Both
Microsoft Microsoft starts testing Internet Explorer mode for EdgeEngadget - Jon FingasIt's giving enterprise users the go-ahead to test the Chromium browser. Microsoft's ever-expanding tests for its Chromium-based Edge browser have reached the corporate crowd. The software firm has started
Shopping The best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals: Best of the restEngadget - WirecutterThis post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, Wirecutter and Engadget may earn affiliate commissions. that support its
Play buttonGeorgia Tech Tiny vibration-powered robots could repair your body from the insideEngadget - Jon FingasThere are many challenges to developing robots that could operate within your body, not the least of which is finding a power source -- you can't exactly strap a big battery on them. That might not be
Google Maps Google Maps now displays bike-sharing locations in 24 citiesEngadget - Georgina TorbetNo more searching for a place to return that bike. Bike-sharing is a convenient way to get around a city, but with so many schemes operating concurrently it's sometimes tough to know where the nearest
CES CES 2020 will allow sex tech on a trial basisEngadget - Christine FisherAt least one sex tech product caused a stir at CES last year. As you might remember, the company Lora DiCarlo had a Robotics Innovation Award for its Ose "blended-orgasm machine" revoked and then reinstated.
McDonald's McDonald's ends UberEats delivery exclusive by adding DoorDashEngadget - Jon FingasYou now have choices for satisfying that Big Mac craving. If you suddenly have an urge for McDonald's at home, you won't need to go through UberEats to get it. The fast food chain has expanded its delivery
Shopping The best Amazon Prime Day 2019 deals: Day two, the afternoon editionEngadget - Wirecutter$170 off a Dell ultrawide monitor, and other deals on products we like. This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks,
Patents Facebook was granted a patent to silo group postsEngadget - Amrita KhalidIt’s unclear exactly how the social media giant plans on using it. Moderators of Facebook Groups could soon get more leeway in controlling who sees the comments made on their forums. The US Patent Office
Facebook Senators grill FTC over reported $5 billion Facebook settlementEngadget - Jon FingasThey're concerned the FTC is going soft on the social network. Facebook's reported $5 billion settlement with the FTC isn't even official yet, but that isn't stopping politicians from bristling at it.
G8 Summit LG Pay goes live in the USEngadget - Kris HoltMore than two years after it arrived in South Korea, LG's long-delayed contactless mobile payment system has finally gone live in the US. LG Pay is available on the G8 ThinQ at launch. In the coming months,
Overwatch League Blizzard reveals Overwatch League details for 2020Engadget - Kris HoltFans might be disappointed teams won't play half their games at home. Overwatch League fans who might have been hoping for a traditional home and away format similar to other sports, in which teams play
Alphabet's Wing introduces an air traffic control app for dronesEngadget - Christine FisherThis spring Alphabet subsidiary Wing LLC became the first drone delivery company to receive FAA certification, and the company has successfully launched drone delivery service in Australia and Helsinki.
Play buttonMIT MIT is testing drones that can switch between hovering and glidingEngadget - Amrita KhalidThe hybrid drones can hover like helicopters or fly like airplanes. There are two types of drones: fixed-wing models that look like airplanes and multicopters that resemble hovering squares. A group of
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 'Game of Thrones' and Amazon's 'Mrs. Maisel' lead Emmy nominationsEngadget - Kris HoltHBO and Netflix have the most nods overall, while HQ Trivia landed one too. The Television Academy has revealed this year's Emmy nominations and to absolutely no one's surprise, Game of Thrones scooped
Tesla Roadster Lotus’ all-electric hypercar fully charges in nine minutesEngadget - Mat SmithLotus decided to make its latest hypercar not only all-electric but also incredibly powerful. The Evija is the company's first car with an electrified powertrain, which translates into a disgusting amount
Nintendo Wii There's a new 'Super Monkey Ball' game is on its wayEngadget - AJ DellingerA new Super Monkey Ball game will be arriving later this year -- at least, it will in Japan. Game developer Famtisu confirmed this week in a blog post that a new entry in the popular series will be available
Ilhan Omar Twitter didn't flag Trump's racist tweetsEngadget - Jon FingasThe company didn't say whether it was deliberate or not. Twitter said that it would label tweets from political figures that violate its rules, but it's not clear if the social network is applying that
Domino's Pizza Domino’s will let you track your pizza delivery with GPSEngadget - Christine FisherThe tech should be ready by the end of the year. By the end of the year, you'll be able to track your Domino's Pizza delivery via GPS. The company is known for embracing technology, and it's done things
IBM IBM built a robotic tongue to taste test hazardous chemicalsEngadget - Andrew TarantolaThe pace of technical advancement in computer vision systems over the past few years has been nothing short of astounding. The eyes of machines are quickly gaining on their biological counterparts with
Huawei Congress tries to limit Trump's ability to ease Huawei restrictionsEngadget - Jon FingasPresident Trump's desire to lift some restrictions on Huawei won't go unchallenged. A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill, the Defending America's 5G Future Act, that would effectively the
Play buttonTetris 'Tetris Effect' brings its VR head trip to PCs on July 23rdEngadget - Jon FingasYou won't have to snag a PS4 if you want to experience the synesthesia of Tetris Effect. Enhance has confirmed that its music-driven, effects-laden take on the classic puzzler is coming to PCs on July
Amazon The tech elite athletes useEngadget - Dana WollmanFive professional runners on the gear they use to train, perform and recover. When a field of 127 runners lined up in Central Park on September 13, 1970, to run the first New York City Marathon, the only
Play buttonTaco Bell T-Mobile hopes to reel you in with free Taco Bell at its storesEngadget - Jon FingasThe pop-ups are only around between July 23rd and 25th, though. T-Mobile has a simple way to draw you into its stores: it's straight-up bribing you with free food. The carrier is partnering with Taco on
Ubisoft Ubisoft details the games it'll include in its Uplay+ subscriptionEngadget - Georgina TorbetUbisoft's game subscription service for PC and Stadia, Uplay+, will launch on September 3rd. When it was announced at E3 in June, we knew there would be more than 100 games included but we didn't know
Sony A closer look at Sony's A7R IV full-frame, 61-megapixel mirrorless cameraEngadget - Edgar AlvarezThe successor to Sony's highly acclaimed A7R III has arrived. Today, at an event in New York City, the company introduced its A7R IV, a full-frame mirrorless camera that comes with a whopping 61-megapixel
Xbox Game Pass The Netflix business model is bad news for indie gamesEngadget - Jessica CondittThe Netflix model doesn't work for video games. Neither does the Spotify plan, the HBO Go ecosystem or the Amazon Prime Video marketplace. Sure, digital distribution is king and subscription-based streaming
